Mandy Moore: Headed to Cameroon!

Mandy Moore lets her hair down as she leaves a salon on Thursday (August 4) in West Hollywood.

The 27-year-old actress and singer is headed to Cameroon next week – and she wrote a piece for HuffPo about why malaria is such a huge issue.

“I recently learned that malaria is the number one cause of death in Cameroon among children under five. Moreover, malaria is now responsible for over 40% of deaths in health care facilities across the country. This means that thousands of children — as well as adults — in this West African country die each year from an easily preventable disease,” Mandy wrote.

“Next week, I am traveling to Cameroon to support the Cameroonian government’s upcoming campaign to distribute mosquito nets to individuals and families nationwide,” Mandy added.